Policy information sourced from Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035

ED15: Employment and training

  • In accordance with London Plan policy E11, the council will support employment and training schemes to maximise local employment opportunities and help address skills deficits in the local population. Planning obligations will be used to ensure major development proposals contribute to this aim by fulfilling the requirements set out below.
  • Applications for major development must include a site-specific Employment and Skills Plan (ESP) and the developer will be expected to agree to deliver the commitments secured in the ESP. The ESP should address, in detail, how the developer intends to deliver the following requirements:
    • A target of 25 per cent of all jobs created by the development (in both the construction phase and net additional jobs for the first two years of end-use occupation of the development) to be secured by the council for local residents.
    • Developers to engage with local schools, colleges and/or community organisations to promote amongst young people the range of careers available, skills and qualifications needed for employment in the construction and commercial sectors of the end-use occupiers in place during the first two years of the development.
    • The council will expect the developer to make all reasonable endeavours to meet the obligations set out in (i) and (ii), above. The developer is expected to make or bring about the necessary provision to meet these obligations. However, if the developer can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the council that there are circumstances specific to the scheme such that either direct provision is not operationally feasible, or that an alternative means of delivery would result in a more effective outcome, then the council may consider a financial contribution in lieu. In these circumstances, the amount of the contribution will be based on the calculation set out in Annex 9.
  • In addition to the obligations in (b) above, major development proposals will be expected to make financial contributions to help support those sections of the Lambeth workforce that are furthest from employment, having been out of work for a long period of time and/or having low levels of skills. The financial contributions will be used by the council to fund local training and support to enable access to newly created employment opportunities arising from development for those who may struggle to access the opportunities without extra support, in particular the long-term unemployed and young people. The approach to calculating these financial contributions is set out in Annex 9.
  • Applicants will be required to provide monitoring reports on the implementation of their ESP at agreed regular intervals to enable the council to fulfil its monitoring obligations.
  • Payment of planning obligations relating to employment and skills will normally first fall due on the implementation of planning permission. A section 106 agreement will set out the detailed arrangements for the timing of payments in individual cases. Completed planning agreements will also provide for a monitoring fee linked to the overall package of obligations.

For more information please see the Local Plan